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Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
TRUSTEES SALE.

LDWARD NJ. Jesse and Sarah r Jas..
IL by their deed Of trust. recorded ~
book ", page IS, of record. in ofies - -
recorder for Audraiu county. Missouri
on the 24th day of Dec, 1883, conyeved
to d.. ID. Woodward, trusiee
who has refused to act, I'M
real estate hereinafter describaJ
and r. E. Culbertson and Freddie 4
Culbertson, by their deed of trust "a
corded in book Q, at page n of record.
in Office of recorder forAudrain Co. No
on the Is day of January, 1881, CONVEX,
to Jno. A. Guthrie, as trustee, who ~.
fuses to act also,the real estate e,n
after described, to secure the payment o.
certain notes in said deeds of trpss
above referred to and described, and said
land so conveyed in said deeds of trust
siturte in Audrain county and Described
in the first above named deed of trust
as all that part of the suth half of fha
northeast quarter of s~ection(3l) thirtv.
one, township l51) fifty-one, range IA
eight, west, that lies north of the We,
bash, St, Louis & Pacific r. r. AIso
twenty acres the south half of ths
southwest fourth of the northwass
quarter. section (5) five, township IN
range (S1 eight, and described I'M thu
second named deed of trust, as follows:
The south half of the northeast omar
ter, section 81, township 81, containing
seventy-fye acres, also twenty (a1
acres off of the south end of the west
half of the northwest q~arter, section
(5l five of township (50l ffty, and all in
range (Sl eight, containing in all nine.
ty-five acres, more or less. Now, at the
request of the holder of said notes.
Elizabeth j. Bradley, l Will, on
Saturday, the 29th day of Jan. "A. D.,
1887,
at the east front door of the court house
in the city of Mexico, NO., sell all said
land under both of said deeds of trust,
save and except all that part of the
south half of the northeast quarter, sec.
81, 81, s. lying south of the
Wabash & Pacific Railroad, (the
above named trustees having re.
fused to act and is provided in said
deed if said trustees refuse to
act then / may,) between the hours of 8
o'clock .. m. and 5 O'Clock p. m. on said
day, at public vendue, to pay said notes
and the costs of executing this trust.
JNO. w ATCHISON,
Acting Trustee and Sheriff
of Audrjp Co, Mo.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
Ii. L. l.. Association.

The st. Louis Republican speaking
of taxing B. & L. stock says:
IF it must tax the house, let it, al
least avoid taxing the unpaid shares
on which the money to build it was
borrowed. These associations are
beginning to take hold in Missouri.
There are nearly forty of them in
st. Louis, and they are springing up
in the interior town-Webster, Kirk.
wood, Clinton, Macon, Neosho, Mex
leo and everywhere they are accom-
plishlng so much good in promoting
improvements and encouraging habits
of industry, thrift and sobriety among
the masses. that it would be only the
part of wisdom and enlightened self.
interest in the state to accord them
all the favor it can fairly extend"
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
HOLSTEIN.FRIESIAN CATTLE,
To be Bred i'm Audrain County,
Fine Herd.

Correspondence of the ledger.
ST. LOUIS. Mo, Jan. IT. - Agree
able to the promise made when in
your office a few weeks since, I send
you the following IN regard to Hol-
stein riesian cattle:
The secret of their popularity is
found in the fact that they combine
more desirable qualities for the dairy
man, general farmer and stock raiser
than any other breed" But some
may say they do not a for the milk
yield, that it cannot be found in a
good beef animal. 1t can only he
found in such perfect harmony with
Holstein. Any cow that is a deep
mixer is of necessity then, but the
large frame that at such times looks
thin and coarse IS capable Of making
the very finest beef. The fat is bet
ter distributed through the lean in
the Holstein, and the experience of
the Eastern breeders has been that
the butcher who was at first opposed
to this breed now prefers them. At
the recent fat stock show held in
Chicago, there was a premium offer
ed for the three-year old animal that
should show the largest Or most gain
per day for his entire life. The Hol-
steln-Friesian showed a gain of 1.67
and the average of all the other beef
breeds was 1.53, while the highest
individual breed was 1.56, showing
a gain over the closest rival of 11-100
pounds per day. The time has come
when a COW must do more than pro-
duce a calf one a year, and then go
dry and be fed the other six months
without yielding any income, and
this is where this breed comes in to
supply the demand. In my herd are
several heifers that with their first
calf are giving a yield of 5000
pounds per year. Several of them
are decended through ''Donker 4th,"
from the famous COW pride of
Twisk,' who from 50 pounds of milk
made 3 1-2 pounds of unsalted butter.
"Donker' himself costing as a calf
81, 200. At the head of the herd
stands ''Lord Howland," a young
bull, % months old, sired by H. H.
B., 3,719, Chevalier, Fl. H. B., g.
7G7; dam Lady Lisle, bred and
raised or Kentucky blue grass, and
an animal Of rare promise and beauty.
In conclusion, allow me to say
that l expect to reach Mexico on
Thursday, and on Friday, January
I2lst, show the herd ON the public
square, or if the weather will not
permit, in some livery stable in town.
L Will DC gidu 10 see all interested I'D
fine stock. and to answer all ques-
tons in my power in regard to this
noted breed. After showing ! n town
the cattle will be taken to the old
j ohm Campbell farm, about 3 miles
northeast of town. and there will be
started the first Holstein farm in
Audrain county. Here [ shall be
glad to see all my friends and brother
breeders. Yours very truly,
ALBERT A SorTHER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
MEXICO AND AUDRAIN COUNTY.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
PERRY, Mo-, January 18.-
1 will say [ know no county that has
an ADLER press than the county of
Audrain. Every citizen of Audrain
ought to maintain his paper. You
are a favored people in almost every
respect, with an abundance of rail-
roads, good soil, county out of debt,
a country town, which every citizen
is justly proud of, and other towns a
credit to the county. Your school
houses, I believe, are the best in the
state. Your teachers will compare
favorably with those of any other
county, and l have heard it said they
were superior to those of any other
county. Your representatives are
men that command the respect of al
that know them. Your town has
furnished a Congressman to the dis
trict for years; your bar stands high
all over the state; your public school
is the peer Of any in the state and
your Hardin College is Justly the
pride of your county and state. Your
town and vicinity is the home of that
grand old man, Gov. Hardin, the
founder of your college, and of whom
the whole state, with one accord Oh
his retiring from office. said, swell
done, good and faithful servant
This will, I have no doubt, be repeat.
ed on that great day when all flesh
shall be judged. 1t is the home OF
many of the best men in the state,
such as our able representative, Col.
Hutton, Locke, &c, &c. Though
Audrain county has made wonderful
most wonderful progress in every.
thing, Bob White, as they all cal
you, is in the van, and says go for.
ward, build a chapel for III college.
take stock in boring for coal-oll, put
up your electric lights; indeed. Elk.
eelsier seems to be the guiding stan
in every material enterprise.
Now, MIR. White, please excuse
this familiarity in calling you Bot
White; | despise familiarity, but il
seems to me everybody says Bob
White. Again, allow me to say,
am pleased with your paper, &C., &c.
FRENCH STRoTHER.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
ADMINISTRATORS
PUBLIC SALE !
On Wednesday, January 26, 1887,

WILL SELL, at public auction, to
the highest bidder, at the late residence
Of J. L. Whitley, 10 miles northeast of
Mexico, and 5 miles southeast of Santa
Fe, on WEDNESDAY,, JANUARY 10Th,
1887, the following property, to-wit:
Nine head of high grade cows, 3 high
grade yearling heifers, z high grade
calves, one pediereed 2-year-old bull,
3 high grade extra 2-year-old steers. 40
head of hogs, l sorrel horse, l75 barrels
of corn IN crib, 375 shocks of corn, 2
ricks of hay, 2C0 bushels of oats. Good
feed lot and plenty of water free to
those who buy the feed, a large lot of
farming implements, 90 stands of bees,
Terms of Sale.-AIl sums under $40
cash over that amount, ten months
time, at ten per cent. interest, approved
security. SARAH r. WHITLEY,
Administrators.
j. ). y ". J aTsslsoS' A~uctioneers. 4O'tds
Twenty head of good 2-year-old steers
and some COWS and calves will be offer
ed at the same time and place and at
the same terms.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
Salvation for SedatIa.

SEDALIA, Mo, Jan. 17.--Major
George w. Cole, the r~evivalist, has
been holding forth in this city for O
week and 800 converts have been
made by him. He exhorted an au-
dieace of 1000 people at the opera
house this evening and assailed the
whisky traffic. Between Cole and
the Salvation army the Sedalia sim
ners are having a warm time of 1t.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
What Mexico Needs.

To the Editor Of the Ledger.
MEXICO, Mo-, January l9.-As a num-
Der of persons have told your readers
what Mexico needs, l will, with your
permission, give my views upon the ques-
ton. In the first place, Mexico is suck
ing the same village teat she sucked when
she was born, yet she is transcending her
limit and still goes or electlng Fourth
Glass city officers. Under the Revised
Statutes of 1879, which is the last reyis-
ior of Missouri, villages nave the power
to elect five trustees, unless such village
Tor town contains over $500 inhabit-
ants, then she shall have nine trustees.
| Such Board of Trustees shall have power
to appoint an Assessor, Collector, Con-
stable or Marshal, Treasurer and such
other officers and agents as may be nee
cssary. The Chairman of the Board OF
Trustees shall have all the power of q
Justice of the Peace for the trial of an
offtnse or violation of ordinances. IRE
yised Statutes, 1872, page 994.) sYet, in
the face of these facts, Mexico elects he,
officers as a city of the Fourth Glass
while she is yet a baby and not organized
as Il Fourth Glass city. When so organi.
zed the officers hold their office for a term
of two years. See Revised Statutes. 1879,
page 9SI, sections 1883 and 4935. Tt
change from u small to a larger class city
we must be governed by the last Nationa
or State census.
Let these defects be Strengthened GU
and then We can enforce the law witt
afety. Our city's parents died and never
weaned her. l.. N. Bass.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
NATURAL GAS.

In view of the boring for gas IN
Mexico we have investigated the
matter to some extent and find that
the benefits to be derived from the
use of natural gas can hardly be real
lied by the people of Mexico and
other cities where it has never been
known. 1t must be seen in actual
use to fully realize the force Of the
idea expressed by the young man
who, having removed to Pittsourg,
wrote to his father ''to throw his
traps out of the window and come to
Pittsburg. where we have natural
gas" In order to acquire q proper
conception OF the benefits attendant
upon the introduction of natural gas,
a reporter visited Litchiield, ILL.,,
forty-eight miles from St. Louis,
where the gas has been in practical
and successful operation for over a
year, and the flow Is still as great as
ever, although there are over 400
stoves and other heaters, and forty
large "Lungren'' lamps, equal to
small-sized electric arc lights. Be
| sides these there are e gas
Jets. 1t is also used under the boil
ers of numerous manufacturing es-
adjustments. The gas is distributed
through the city by six, five and four
inch mains. The pressure at the well
is estimated at oye 800 pounds.
There is an automatic gauge at the
we'll, restricting the pressure of the
gas, which is brought into the city at
about 100 pounds, under a five-inch
water pressure. The Litchfeld com.
pany is very modest IN its prices,
much more so than the city compa-
MES. Roughly estimated, the officers
of this company say that they are
furnishing the natural gas at what
would be equivalent to ten cents per
thousand feet. For lighting it is not
as strong as the manufactured article,
being in It's crude state about ten
candle power compared to sixteen
for the former, to each single jet.
This matter can be easily remedied
by Il process very similar to that
adopted in making ~water-gas, by the
use Of coke hearted to a white heat.
From 1000 feet Of natural gas thus
treated, it is claimed that from 5000
to 1000 feet OF a stronger gas can be
produced, which should certainly not
increase the price, as it Is claimed by
opponents of p-a.ar-gas that they can
make that article for from three to
fifteen cents by the use of ordinary
soft coal. If q vein of natural gas is
struck by the Mexico Mining Co, the
population of IL growing city will
double in three months.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

lie eyes are always iii sympathy With
the body, and afford an excellent index
OF lis condition. When the eyes become
weak, and the lids intiamed and sore, it Is
All evidence that The system has become
disarderetl by serofula, for which Ayers
s~ursaparilla is the best known remedy.
Serefula, which produced Il painful in
Illumination In my eyes, caused me liueh
suffering for u number of years. by the
advice OF IL physician l commenced taking
Ayers S~afsapariiia. After using this
medicine u short time | was completely
Cured
MY eyes are now In a splendid condition,
and ! aiii as well and strong rs ever
Mrs. William Gage, Concord, \. IL.
For a number of years l was troubled
With a hunior in my eyes, and was unable
TO obtain any relief until ] commenced
using Ayers S~afsanarilla. This medicine
has effected II complete cure, and 1 believe
il 10 be the best of blood purifiers
C.. l.. Upton, Nashua, n. ii.
From childhood, and until within a few
months, | have been afflicted with Weak
aud Sore Eyes. | have used for these
complaints, with beneficial results, Ayers
~Sarsaparilla. aud consider IL Il great blood
purifier. - Mrs. c. Phillips, Glover, Vt.
| suffered for a year with inflamma-
ton in my left eye. Three ulcers formed
ON the bull, dcrriying me OF sight, and
causing great pain. After trying many
other remedies, Ia no purpose, was hnaliy
induced 10 use Ayers Sarsaparilla, and,
BY Taking
three bottles Of this medicine, have been
entirely cured. My sight has been re-
stored, and there is no sign of infiamma-
ton, sore, or ulcer in my eye Kendall
Il. Bowen, Sugar Tree Ridge, Ohio.
My daughter, ten years old, was afflicted
with Scrofulotis Sore Eyes. During the
last two years she never saw light of any
Kind. Physicians of the highest standing
eXerted their skill, but with no permanent
success. On the recommendation of q
friend | purchased Il bottle of Ayers Sar-
sapirilla. which my daughter commenced
taking. Before she had used the third
bottle her sight WAS restored, and she can
now look steadily at il brilliant light with
out pain. Her cure is complete. w. 4.
Sutherland, Evangelist, Shelby City, Ky.
Ayers ~SarsaparilIa,
Prepared by DIR. ]. {. Aver & Co., Lowell, Mass.
Sold by all Druggists. Price 81; six bottles, IS.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
Pure and Able Man.

Rev. j. G. Armstrong, one of the
purest aud ablest young ministers in
the Baptist church, has resigned the
charge of the Mexico church, and
Will go to Westport, Mo. A division
of the church, brought about by The
celebrated ~ D.. X. Shields, is the
cause, so we learn.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

Col. Henry Watterson says that
according to his information, Gen,
Sherman's letter to Mr.. Blaine refus-
ing TO be the Republican candidate
in 1884, was exceedingly pietur-
esque and racy." This letter should
be laid before the public along with
Mr.. Blaine's offering him the nomi.
nation.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

DAN MCINTYRE is to hold the purse
strings in the Legislature, as chair
man of the committee Oh appropria-
tons and disbursements. No better
man could be placed there. He is
clear-headei, careful, but not parsi-
monious, and as honest as the day is
lpon
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
Temperance ConneiI.

The various committees OF the
Temperance Council will meet at the
Office OF w. B. McIntire at 10 a. M.
Thursday, Jan. Goth. A full attend
ance is desired, as business of i'm
portance viii be transacted.
j. M. GORDON, Counselor.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

DURING the winter season ladies
cannot be too careful in handling fire;
we learn of two cases recently in this
city, where dresses caught, and al
most miraculous escapes were made
from being seriously if not fatally in
inrnd
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

IT happens, curiousIy enough, that
the Republican who thinks Repuli-
cans should not hold office under a
Democratic administration is always
a Republican who himself has no
Government situation,
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
Draw Poker Among the Ladies'.

The young ladies of Mexico do not
propose to be outdone. The new and
popular game among some of U so
ciety bellies is draw poker. They
have supplied themselves with chips
etc. The boys are catching on and
will in the future furnish pin money.
Girls, you had best look out for a
rail
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

IF the Republicans were as kind to
the colored man in the matter of of
flee as the Democrats have been kind
to the Republicans, what an era of
generosity we should behold.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

Now comes ~ of the horses in
the election betting case, to be
brought before Squire Bass Friday.
and on his oath says that he don't
think he q get justice in said court.
Most any court ought to be able to
give a man justice in a case of this
kind
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

In view of Insinuations made, we
desire to state that the circulars
addressed to Mr.. White and signed
v Marshall in regard to Higbee and
Shields, were not printed at the LEDG-
Err office. We stated distinctly that
we wanted nothing to do with the
matter
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

The death of General Hazen re-
moves q man who has been useful in
his day and generation. He served
the people we'll as the head of the
weather bureau, and his name will go
down to posterity i~ndissolubly linked
with it.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

DIR. SCoTT, the veterinarian, is GO
ing to dose some of the horses in the
billiard tournament, and then wait
On one of the running horses in the
betting case.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

Mr.. r. HIsEY informs us that the
last of the stockholders in the Mining
Co. are paying up and that work will
begin at once.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

J. G.. BAssFoRD, one of the diIee-
tors Of the Mexico Mining Co., in
forms US hat the money is about all
paid up and that work will begin
shortly.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

THE PEOPLE in Mexico who do the
most talking are not the ones who
come to the front when Mexico is to
be brought forward by substan-
fial did
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20
MONDAY. FebiualY IND, 1857,


NOTICE is hereby given that letters
Of administration upon the estate OF
j. T. Whitley deceased, have been grant
ed the undersigned. Sarah Il. Wiley,
by the Probate Court of Aucrain Coun-
~, Missouri, bearing date Dec. 9th,
1856.
All persons having claims against
said estate are required to exhibit them
for allowance to the administrators
within one year after the date, or they,
may be precluded from any benefit OF
such estate, and If such claims be MOI
exhibited within two years from thIs
date, they will be forever barred.
SARAH K. WHITLEY
3S-4t Administrative
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

j. II. Luckie has returned from st.
Louis with a full and complete stock
of groceries, and is in full blast in
the Beck building. He is getting
ready to furnish q big ad. and in the
meantime sends us around a mann.
moth turkey.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

HERE are people in this world that
call on you before breakfast if you
owe them. II they owe you they
are not to be found, even if you call
after bed time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

Use Mexico flour, Mexico cigars,
Mexico baking powder, Mexico
brooms, Mexico wagons, Mexico
goods of all kinds and Mexico will be
n CITY.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

News from abroad shows that the
peace of Europe passeth all under
standing.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

SEVERAL fast horse owners are
even now writing to the secretary of
our fair for stalls. The next fair will
be the best we have ever had.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

TAXES should be levied on the pro-
perry and not on the stock of B. & L.
Associations.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

AUDITOR WALKER made q mistake
in not demanding an investigation
instead of having one forced on him.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

ent term of his office requested and
required James 4. Turner, late Sec
rotary of the State Board of Equali-
cation of the State, to furnish and
pay to him, the said John Walker.
out of his salary as compensation as
said Secretary, a sum of money suffi-
cient to enable him, said Walker, to
purchase for the use and benefit of
said Walkers sons q horse. saddle
and bride, worth about the sum of
s175; and,
Whereas, 1t further appears by re-
cent newspaper reports and other
rumors, that heretofore, to-wlt: In
the early part of the month of Janu.
airy, 1885, at the State capital, the
said John Walker, then being State
Auditor, and by virtue of his Office as
Fund Commissioner, proposed to
Hon. D. Ii. Mcintyre, that he, said
Walker, would use his influence and
would endeavor to secure the employ
ment of said Mcintyre as special
counsel in the case of Roswell g.
Ralston ct al. VS.. t. T. Crittenden ct
al, commonly called the Hannibal &
st. Joe case, then pending in the
Supreme Court Of the United States,
| upon the condition and upon the
proposition of him, the said Walker,
made at the time, that said Mcintyre
should purchase of him, the said Wal.
ker, a certain Westinghouse, then
situated in the City of jefferson, the
said house then being the properly of
the said John Walker, at a price to
be fixed and agreed upon, and,
Whereas, 1t has been and still is
rumored and reported, that the said
Hon. John Walker, State Auditor,
heretofore to-wit: During his in
cumbency as State Auditor, and in
cumbency as said State Auditor, and
in virtue of his office, 5eing'then also
one of the Inspectors of the Peniten-
tiary, did become and still is inter-
ested in convict labor of this State
hy purchasing an interest in the
Standard Shoe Company, a company
engaged at the time of said purchase
in the business of working convicts
in the ~Penitentiary of this State,
which act of Sc becoming interested,
if true, was and is in violation of sec
ton 6,498 of the Revised Statutes ::
and,
Whereas, 1t is further reported
and rumored that heretofore, to-wit /:
In the summer of 1885, and while
the inspectors of the Missouri Peni
Tertiary were engaged, said Walker
being n of said inspectors, IN the
attempt to select a place for and to
locate the Branch Penitentiary No.
2, under the act of March %, 1885.
one Louis Houck and others offered
to pay to said Walker for and in
consideration that be, said Walker,
would vote to locate said peniten.iary
at the town Of Cape Girardeau, in the
County of Cape Girardeau, the sum
of $4,000. and that said Walker
agreed to said proposition to cast his
vote for said consideration to locate
said penitentiary as aforesaid, and
that thereafter, to-wit: On the
day of f, 1885, the said Walker
did vote as aforesaid.
Then follows the resolution provi-
ding for the appointment of O. com
mittee of five. At his own request
Representative Tate was excused from
acting as chairman of the committee
when it should be appointed.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

Stoddert Society will meet at the
residence OF III. d. Hunter Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

PATRoNIzE your local papers if you
expect them to boom your town.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

MONEY is what gets there. Tall
will never bore a hole to China.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

VIM. Angle, manager for +. NJ.
Buffum thinks Mexico will have quite
q building boom in the spring.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1887-01-20

Haskell & Co. make the best OF
spring wagons and defy competition
in price.